Golf bag



Feb. 16, 1932. H. c. HUNERHOFF GOLF BAG Filed April 11, 1929 INVENTOR.

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Patented Feb. 16, 1932 HARRY C. HUNERHOFF, OF BROOKLYN, YORK GOLF BAG Application filed April 11,

My invention relates to golf bags, and has special reference to pockets for golf bags.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a pocket for a golf bag which may be conveniently and easily opened and closed, and which when open exposes to view substantially the entire contents thereof so that the player may readily select and remove the ball he desires to use.

Another object of my invention is to provide a golf bag having a pocket which is attractive in appearance, simple, strong and durable in construction, and convenient in use.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a golf bag of novel and improved construction.

These and other objects of my invention and features whereby they may be attained, will be readily understood from the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is aside elevation of the upper portion of a golf bag embodying the features of my invention in their preferred form, the pocket of the bag being shown closed;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional new of the same but showing the pocket partly open and indicating by broken lines a wide open position of the pocket;

Fig. 3 is a View in perspective of the upper portion of the bag with the pocket shown partly open; and

Fig. 4 is a front view of a portion of the p bag with the pocket shown closed and locked.

The golf bag illustrated in the drawings is provided with the usual cylindrical body portion 2, handle 4, and strap 6.

In accordance with the present invention, the bag is provided with a pocket of novel and improved construction. This pocket is provided with a front wall 8 which consists of an inverted U-shaped flap cut in the body of the bag, the flap preferably being integral with the bag. The front wall is preferably held closed by a common type of interlocking edge fastener 10, and may be locked by a padlock 12. The back 14 of the pocket has its upper edge secured by stitches 16 to the inside 1929. Serial No. 354,197.

of the body of the bag adjacentthe upper backwalls of the pocket, the central portion of the gusset together with the lower portion of the back wall forming the bottom of the pocket.

A small upwardly opening pocket 22 is provided on the inside of the front wall for the convenient reception of tees, and the pocket is of suitable size so that if desired a package of cigarettes may be carried therein while playing. This pocket is formed by a piece 24:, constituting the back and bottom of the pocket, and side pieces 26 having their edges secured to the edges of the piece 24: and to the flap or wall 80f the ball pocket.

WVith this construction upon unfastening the front wall of the ball pocket, it may be swung downwardly and outwardly pulling the flexible side walls therewith until it assumes a wide open position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and when thus opened a substantial portion of the contents of the bag is exposed to view. This permits the player to readily select the ball he desires toruse without removing a number of them, and the wide opening permits him to insert his hand without dangerof striking the more or less sharp interlocking edge fasteners. Also, when the ball pocket is open the tee I ocket isreadily accessible. It may be noted that when the ball pocket is closed the tee pocket is compressed more or less byt-he contents of the ball pocket so that there is no danger of the tees dropping out in case the bag is inverted or laid down.

Upon swinging the front wall inwardly to close the pocket and fastening it which may be done simultaneously the flexible side walls and back of the pocket are pushed back within the bag so that the closed pocket does not materially project out beyond the surface of the body of the bag. By arranging the pocket near the top of the bag, as shown, when the pocket is filled or partly filled and closed, it tends to press on the clubs near their heads which prevents objectionable rattling of the clubs, and the sloping back wall of the pocket does not interfere with the insertion of the clubs in the bag. Also, by arranging the pocket near the top of the bag, the player may conveniently and quickly select a ball from the pocket without bending over or tipping the bag.

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, my invention permits various modifications without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In golf bag, a pocket having a front wall comprising a flap cut in the body of the bag so as to permit it to be'swung outwardly and downwardly, having side walls of flexible material attached to the front wall so as to cause them to be extended outwardly as the front wall is swung outwardly and to be pushed back within the bag when the front wall is swung inwardly, and flexible fastening means for detachably securing the front wall about its edge in closed position, the bottom wall of the pocket being spaced a distance below the lower end of said flap and being respectively secured at its front and rear edges to said front wall and the back wall of the pocket whereby substantially the entire interior of the pocket may be conveniently exposed to view upon opening the pocket.

2. In a golf bag, a body portion having an opening cut therein and having a flap adapted to be swung upwardly to close said opening, said flap forming the front wall of a pocket, a back wall for the pocket attached at its upper edge to the body portion adjacent the upper portion of said opening, and side walls for the pocket secured to said flap and to said back so as to cause them to be extended outwardly as said flap is swung outwardly and to be pushed back within the bag when said flap is swung toward closed position. and flexible fastening means for detachably securing said flap about its edge in closed position, the bottom wall of the pocket being spaced a distance below the lower end of said flap and being respectively secured at its front and rear edges to said front wall and the back wall of the pocket whereby substantially the entire interior of the pocket may be conveniently exposed to view upon opening the pocket.

3. In a golf bag, an upwardly and outwardly opening pocket having a front wall comprising a flap cut in the body of the bag so as to permit it to be swung outwardly and downwardly, having side walls of flexible material attached to the front wall so as to cause them to be extended outwardly as the front wall is swung outwardly and to be pushed back within the bag when the front wall is swung inwardly, a small upwardly opening pocket on the inside of said. front wall for the reception of tees, and flexible fastening means for detachably securing said front wall about its edge in closed position, the bottom wall of the pocket being spaced a distance below the lower end of said flap and being respectively secured at its front and rear edges to said front wall and the back wall of the pocket whereby substantially the entire interior of the pocket may be conveniently exposed to view upon opening the pocket.

4. In a golf bag, a pocket having a front wall comprising a flap cut in the body of the bag so as to permit it to be swung outwardly and downwardly, having a back wall comprising a piece of material having its upper edge secured to said body portion about the upper edge of the opening provided by said out out flap, a gusset piece forming the sides and bottom of the pocket having its forward edge secured to said front wall and having its rear edges secured to said rear wall, and flexible fastening means for securing said front wall about its edge in closed position, the bottom wall of the pocket being spaced a distance below the lower end of said flap.

5. A golf bag having an inverted U-shaped opening, and a flap adapted to be swung upwardly to close said opening, a flexible fastening means for detachably securing and attaching said flap to the inverted U-shaped edge portion of said opening, said flap constituting the front wall of the pocket, a rear wall for the pocket having the edge of its upper portion secured to the wall of the bag adjacent the inverted U-shaped edge of said opening, and a gusset piece connecting said rear wall. and said front wall and constituting the sides and the bottom of the pocket, the bottom of the pocket being spaced a distance below said inverted U-shaped opening.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 10th day of April, 1929.

HARRY C. HUNERHOFF, 

